Hamlet/Michael Almereyda

Abstract: A 3 page review of director Michael Almereyda's modern day adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet. The writer argues that this film offers some fresh insight into the classic tale of death and intrigue. However, to get to these insights, the audience has to accept the incongruent nature of Elizabethan dialogue set in current day Manhattan. Claudius and Gertrude preside over the Denmark Corporation and the eloquence of Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy is mumbled in the action aisle at the local Blockbuster. Analysis of this film demonstrates that this version of Hamlet has its moments, but unfortunately the film as a whole is not consistent. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

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Catagory: Film & Television

Subcatagory: Music, Film, Television, Theater & Photography

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